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South American George (1941)

South American George poster
Directed by
Marcel Varnel
Genre
comedy film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 32m
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man impersonates his twin brother to win over a woman. He gets into a series of comedic mix-ups and misunderstandings along the way.

lightheartedzanyupbeatwhimsicalquirkyplayfulfast-paced

What happens

South American George is a 1941 British black-and-white comedy film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring George Formby in a dual role, Linden Travers, Enid Stamp-Taylor, Felix Aylmer, Ronald Shiner, Mavis Villiers and Herbert Lomas. It was written by Leslie Arliss, Norman Lee and Austin Melford, and was produced by Columbia (British) Productions. The film was re-released in 1947. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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